Tumors of the Brain and Nervous System after Radiotherapy in Childhood

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 319, Issue 16, 1988, Pages 1033-1039

  Ron, Elaine ^a   Modan, Baruch ^a   Boice, John D ^a   Alfandary, Esther ^a   Stovall, Marilyn ^a   Chetrit, Angela ^a   Katz, Leah ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; FUNGUS; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGIOMA; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 0023741159     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198810203191601     Document Type: Article

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